Casemiro message to Man Utd after red card draws Bruno Fernandes reaction

Bruno Fernandes is among the Manchester United players to react after Casemiro scored but got sent off in their 2-1 win over Chelsea. United were leading 2-0 when referee Peter Bankes produced a red card after showing the midfielder a second yellow card.

His first booking came for a reckless sliding challenge on Enzo Fernandez. The second arrived in the fifth minute of first-half added-time after bringing down Andrey Santos before belatedly winning possession.

Casemiro extended United's advantage with a close-range header at the far post between those two infractions. That strike would ultimately prove decisive despite his subsequent absence.

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"Incredible atmosphere with our fans," Casemiro wrote in a post shared across multiple social media platforms on Saturday evening. "Come on, United!".

Fernandes was among the first of his teammates to respond on Instagram. "Uncle Casemiro hits again," his message read, accompanied by a smiling face with heart-eyes emoji.

Altay Bayindir sent the midfielder a red heart emoji, while Matheus Cunha responded with three face exhaling emojis and a fire emoji. Another international teammate, Tottenham Hotspur forward Richarlison, also chimed in with a fire emoji.

Numerous other United players endorsed the post, including Bryan Mbeumo, Diogo Dalot, Lisandro Martinez, Matthijs de Ligt and Patrick Dorgu. Former teammates offering their backing included Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Victor Lindelof.

Cunha's wife, Gabriela Nogueira da Cunha, was among the hundreds of thousands who liked the post. Anna Mariana Casemiro, wife of Casemiro, also commented: "Important goal, my love."

United head coach Ruben Amorim admitted to Match of the Day afterwards that he would be more lenient towards his player because they won. "He's [feeling] worse than me," Amorim conceded.

"We won, so I will forget a little bit, and he will suffer because he's a top professional. He understands what he did."

"He is experienced enough that that play should not be played like that. He cares too much."

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